Gwendolyn (Bates) (Hawes) Bailey
Apr 17, 1943 - May 6, 2022
Posted by Martha Reddout

© Marietta Monitor
13 May 2022, Page 4

Interment will follow at the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Thackerville.

Gwendolyn was born on April 17, 1943, in Tulsa to Gwendolyn Lewis and Thurman P. Bates. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and surrounding metro areas. In 1980 she moved to Enid and after raising three sons, she continued her education at Phillips University, obtaining a bachelor's degree in Library Science. In 1992, Gwendolyn moved to Thackerville and later completed a master's degree in counseling at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Gwendolyn was an educator, librarian and counselor for over 25 years for Thackerville Public Schools.

Gwendolyn had a passion for volunteering and assisting her community. She was a member of the Thackerville Community Church. Gwendolyn loved to read fiction, primarily suspense and mystery thrillers. Her favorite authors were David Baldacci and Mary Higgins Clark. She also enjoyed traveling on back roads through small towns, seeking out small town diners to experience. Gwendolyn loved spending time with her family and friends. Her grandchildren were her greatest joy.

She is preceded in death by two husbands, Samuel Meade Bailey and Bruce L. Hawes and her parents, Gwendolyn and Thurman Bates.

Left behind to cherish her memory are her sons, Charles Martin, Jr. of Thackerville, William Martin and wife Kathleen of Choctaw, and Richard Hawes and wife Brenda of Krum, Texas; father of Charles and William, Charles E. Martin of Tulsa; brother, Mark Bates and wife Nancy of Olathe, Kansas; sisters, Paula Neely and husband Mike of San Antonio and Paulette Cook and husband Jim of Choctaw; grandchildren, Galen Hawes, Cheyenne Martin, Logan Hawes, and Jessi Martin; great-grandson, Sean Hawes; and numerous nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.